1366 KTHNOLOCY OF THE KWAKIUTL, Ieth. ann. 35 



63 the post on the floor which held the wreath of hemlock branches, and 

 he said, | "This is one skull which I shall get when we go to war." 



65 Thus he said and || sat down. | 



Then NEqaplEnk'Eni arose and thanked | the warriors for what 

 they had said: "I mean _you shall go and put the | wreath of hemlock 

 branches on this post on the floor, the one that keeps our promises," | 



70 and he requested Ilamdzid to make two wreaths || of hemlock 

 branches. Hamdzid quickly made the | two wreathes and as soon 

 as he had done so, he gave them to | Yag'is, for that was tlie warrior 

 name of NECiap lEnk'Em. He took | them and cried out 'Weehe!" 

 for Yag'is's dance was the fool dance, | and he said: "These two are 



75 my skulls which I || pull under ni}^ sister and my niece." Thus lie 

 said and | put them on the cedar post which stood on the floor. 

 Then Yag'is stopped speaking after this. | 



Then all the common men arose in turn | and said, "We shall be 

 the crew of Yag'is and your | friends." Thus said the men, one 

 by one. Il 



80 As soon as they had finished, Chief Q!5mogwa | arose and spoke 

 He said: "Thank you | for what you have said, tribe, go now and 

 call the warrior women | to come also, in order that they may know 

 what they themselves have to do | when we go away to make war, ' ' 



63 gexwatots laxa Laele qEpIeqsa wulg'Ekwe qlwaxa. Wa, lil ^nek'a: 

 "nEmsgEmg'in qag"Ekuk' laxEus winaeneLe," ^nek'Exs lae k!wa- 



65 g'a'llla. 



Wa, la^me Lax'uhle NEqap'.Enk'Emole qa^s monies waldsmasa 

 bababak'.wa "qag'ui ^ne^nak'ilEk' qaxs laaqos f[EX'^aLElodalasg'ada 

 wfilg'Ekiik' qlwax hlxg'ada LaelEk', yixg'ada a4ats!axsa waldEm. 

 Wii, la axkMalax Hamtlzidole qa wulg-Ekwelesex ma^la wiilg'Ek" 



70 q!waxa. Wa, la Hamdzidofe ha^nakwelaxs lae wiilg'Eky^elaxa 

 ma^le wulg'Ek" cjlwaxa. Wii, gil'mese gwale axa^yas lae ts!as lax 

 Yag'is qaxs he^mae biibaklwaxLayos XEqap!Enk"Emole. Wii, la 

 dax-^idqexs lae xwak'.ug'a^l weehexa qa^s liidEnokwae Yag'isasa 

 nolEmala. Wa, lii ^nek'a: "G'a^niEn qiig'Ex^LEg'ada ma^ltsEm qa 



75 nedzabEmsEu wiiqlwax'dii LE^wun Lo4egasdii," ^nek'Exs lae qEX'^a- 

 LElots liixa Laele klwaxLa^wa. Wa, laEm q!wel-ide Yag'is laxeq. 



Wii, la-'me LliiL'.ayogwa^lIlEla Lilx-ulrlEleda ^naxwa bebEgwa- 

 nEmq'.illama qa^s ^nek'e, "LfiLEn k'.wemLos Yiig'is le^wos ^ne-'nE- 

 mokwaqos," ^nek'eda bebEgwanEme laxes ^niil^nEmok!ilmk"aena^ye. 



80 Wii, g'iPmese gwala laase Lax^ullleda g'igiimaolii^ye Q!omo- 

 gwaole. Wii, la yiiqlEg'a^la; wa, lii ^nek'a, " Wii, gelak"as4ax'os 

 waklEmex, g'okiilot. Wa, hag'ax'i Le^lalasE^weda wPwi^naxsEma 

 ts!edaqa qa g"iix4ag'ise 5gwaqa qa q!iilesexes qESLaq gweg'i^asLE 

 qEnso laf g'iilal liixEns winasoLa," ^nek'e. "Wa, he^mis qa gwalE- 



